CAS 2013/A/3351 Fédération de Football de la République Islamique de Mauritanie (FFRIM), ASAC Concorde v. CS Hammam-Lif, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 23/12/2013
Why it matters
Fédération de Football de la République Islamique de Mauritanie (FFRIM), ASAC Concorde v. CS Hammam-Lif, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF), an eligibility dispute in football decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. For a student, it shows how CAS balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
Fédération de Football de la République Islamique de Mauritanie (FFRIM), ASAC Concorde v. CS Hammam-Lif, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF): an eligibility dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 23/12/2013. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Fédération de Football de la République Islamique de Mauritanie (FFRIM), ASAC Concorde v. CS Hammam-Lif, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF)
Case number: CAS 2013/A/3351
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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